Tag Archives: Contract

In this False Claims Act suit in which the Alexandria U.S. District Court awarded $24 million against Gosselin Worldwide Moving NV for a bid-rigging scheme, the court denies a motion to quash a writ of continuing non-wage garnishment against third-party ...

The Supreme Court of Virginia reverses a trial court decision awarding a bank executive severance pay and attorney’s fees and costs; although the executive’s contract called for a “golden parachute” payment if he left the bank after a “change in ...

The Supreme Court of Virginia affirms summary judgment for a coal company in its contract action seeking the balance of the $2.5 million purchase price for its sale to appellants of a mining permit and two coal leases. On June ...

An Alexandria U.S. District Court denies plaintiff financial services company’s motion for a preliminary injunction against defendant company, with whom plaintiff had a non-disclosure agreement with a non-solicitation clause, based on the departure of two of plaintiff’s employees to work ...

Although a default provision in plaintiff sellers’ installment contract for their business shows an intent that the contract is indivisible, the provision is an unenforceable penalty under Virginia law and the contract is divisible and not all of plaintiffs’ breach ...

A homeowner who alleges defendant mortgage lender’s notice of loan acceleration prior to foreclosure overstated the amount due by over $9,000; the notice failed to include her right to bring court action and defendant failed to attempt to set up ...

A new U.S. Supreme Court decision will not save relator’s qui tam action dismissed as barred by the first-to-file rule; the Alexandria U.S. District Court says the law of the case and 4th Circuit precedent cannot change that basis for ...

The seller of a cell phone business could not enforce a default clause that called for the buyer to return the property in the event of a default. But that clause saved the sellers’ suit to collect on the contract ...

A trial court erred in its interpretation of warranty provisions in a commercial contract involving the development and sale of an 18-hole golf course and the Supreme Court of Virginia reverses judgment for the buyer. Dominion Resources Inc. agreed to ...

Plaintiffs brought a three-count complaint seeking $2.7 million related to purchase of a business from defendants. Claims included breach of contract and fraud in the inducement. Plaintiffs also sought recovery of attorneys’ fees pursuant to the parties’ contract. Defendants counterclaimed ...